United States: Coast Guard Achievement Medal. With 2 x Gold 'Further Service' Stars on riband

The 2 x 'Gold Star' emblems denote that the recipient has been awarded a further 2 x additional awards of the Coast Guard Achievement Medal The medal drape fitted with an early unmarked 12mm 'Crimp Brooch' mounting bar. The reverse of the mounting brooch retaining the original long-hinged pin and intricate drop-lock clasp fittings, as issued Important: The absence of any makers marks and the style of the crimp brooch (12mm) indicate that the medal is an early issue struck and issued prior to circa 1985 The United States Coast Guard Achievement Medal was instituted in 1967 Condition: EF